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Of the new owner who, learning that the battery had been charged, inquired, "With what offence?"
Of another who wanted to know what object there was in coiling the ignition.
That gearbox quietness is maintained for a longer period if steel particles be secured by .a magnetic filter.
That it is being increasingly recognized that one of the most important factors in cross-desert transport is the ultra-low-pressure tyre.
Of a writer in the motor supplement of an important " daily " who has just discovered the existence of compensated voltage control.
The remark that we might have included the Grand National in our list of " Forthcoming Events," because it was as much the coaches' as the horses' day at Aintree last Friday.
That big hills are not exclusive to Chicago.
That bumpers cut down work in the body shops.
That a big engine does not necessarily cause a greater consumption of fuel.
That, to the surprise of many, pneumatics are, in tha end, proving cheaper than solids.
That sunshine and easterly breezes set coach proprietors thinking of Easter "wheezes."
Of the woman reader who thought that the C.M. was not quite proper when it alluded to bare chassis. That as late as 1920 almost all experience with airless-injection oil engines had been gained in this country.
That this is a blow for those who perpetually decry British efforts.
That Sternol, Ltd., has for nearly 20 years been marketing an upper-cylinder lubricant known as Magikoyl.
That "new amps for old" is the modernized version of an old saying adopted by a well-known accumulator company.
That, although improvements may still be possible, the really up-to-date refuse cart is generally voted "not so dusty."
That many schemes for the expenditure of the Irish Sweep prizes were upset by the draw and some more by the race.
Protests about costly congestion.
That a motorbus was recently stolen in New York.
That the Minister of Transport has already out-rivalled Mussolini.
That road transport alone makes possible many feats of heavy engineering.
That Mr. Morrison may obtain piecemeal what he cannot seize in bulk.
That the latest serieS of cigarette cards is one depicting the development of motor lire engines.
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